Bret Bean is an established illustrator and concept artist. Recently I visited his website and found it interesting to say the least.
The first page of http://www.2dbean.com/ has an appearance of a sketchbook cover placed on a pitch black background. What I like about the introduction page of this website, is the rustic effect that the artist went for. The exterior of an old sketchbook in an electronic format, from my point of view, is unusual and interesting.
At the top of the page there are a number of settings options that one could find useful while browsing his website. They are self explanatory and not complicated to get your head around. At the bottom of the page there are a number of buttons that allow for inter-page navigation.
When the viewer pushes the button to turn the page, it gives a distinct page turning sound as well as visually it mimics the action. As well, the observer of the website can do it manually by pressing on the page and dragging it over.
I would like to point out, that the interior of the sketchbook does not directly link to the exterior as inside it is full of futuristic, sci-fi type of imagery.
The only true unfortunate factor of the layout is that one can’t zoom in on to individual images and to me that seems as a disappointment as I do prefer to look closer and admire the details as it helps to understand the subject matter a great deal.
The presentation of the images is consistently good, I like the way the finished images are laid out with sketches traced in the background as well as in some cases the background consists of a surface that seems like it was worked with a paint roller. It does give it that contemporary feel.
The subject matter is reasonably varied, though the space theme is in dominance. Some drawings are erotic, as the artist explores the female form, and it seems that there is a certain level of Japanese Manga influence in his work. The clues is the over exaggerated eyes which makes the subject to appear more feminine and vulnerable.
The level of imagination in his work is exhilarating, as the details of some drawings, composition; micro and macro expressions make an extremely tight and beautiful image. Personally I have a lot to learn from artists like Brett Bean as the style and approach, at this stage of my artistic development, seems mind-blowing.
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